CARTER v. HEBERT

No. 2005 CA 1986.

943 So.2d 1191 (2006)

Leslie CARTER, Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of Wayne Verhein v. Cullen A. HEBERT, M.D.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

September 20, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sumpter B. Davis, III, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee Leslie Carter, individually and on behalf of the estate of Wayne Verhein.

Janie Languirand Coles, Paul R. Mayer, Jr., Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant Cullen A. Hebert, M.D.

Before: PETTIGREW, DOWNING and HUGHES, JJ.


DOWNING, J.

Cullen Hebert, M.D., appeals a partial summary judgment wherein the trial court ruled that he breached the applicable medical standards of care and that his breach caused the death of his patient. Concluding that the appellee did not prove her entitlement to summary judgment, we reverse the judgment.

PERTINENT FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Following a September 7, 2003 automobile accident, Wayne...

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